吉林大学：《大学英语泛读》课程PPT教学课件（book 3）Unit 6 The Story of Jazz

6.The Story of Jazz Albert Weeks Robert Lugton

6. The Story of Jazz Albert Weeks & Robert Lugton

Contents Information Related to the Text Text Analysis &Exercises Questions for Consideration

Contents Information Related to the Text Text Analysis Exercises Questions for Consideration

Information Related to the Text 1.Ja:Jazz originated with American blacks in the early 20th century.No one knows for sure where in America jazz was born.However,New Orleans is called the “cradle of jazz”.Traditional jaz☑was characterized by improvisation and strong rhythms.Louis Armstrong was an outstanding jazz player and the first well- known male jazz singer.He invented "scatsinging", singing meaningless syllables in place of words. Modern jazz was influenced by the blues and formed its unhurried and unemotive style.During the 1970's, many musicians blended jazz and rock music into a new type of jazz called fusion jazz

Information Related to the Text 1.Jazz: Jazz originated with American blacks in the early 20th century. No one knows for sure where in America jazz was born. However, New Orleans is called the “cradle of jazz”. Traditional jazz was characterized by improvisation and strong rhythms. Louis Armstrong was an outstanding jazz player and the first well￾known male jazz singer. He invented “scatsinging”, singing meaningless syllables in place of words. Modern jazz was influenced by the blues and formed its unhurried and unemotive style. During the 1970’s, many musicians blended jazz and rock music into a new type of jazz called fusion jazz

2.Blues a song sung or composed in a style originating among the American blacks,characterized typically by the use of three-line stanzas in which the words of the second line repeat the first The music is slow,expressing a mood of longing and melancholy

2. Blues : a song sung or composed in a style originating among the American blacks, characterized typically by the use of three-line stanzas in which the words of the second line repeat the first . The music is slow, expressing a mood of longing and melancholy

3.American blacks:Early American blacks were taken to the New World by colonists as slaves.Most of them labored in the cotton fields in the southern states.Their living conditions were primitive and their working hours were long.With slavery abolished after the American Civil War,blacks were set free.However,the prejudice and discrimination against blacks were still deeply rooted in the American society.In the 1960's, non-violent resistance against racial discrimination grew under the leadership of Martin Luther King. From then on American blacks have been struggling for their rights as full American citizens

3. American blacks: Early American blacks were taken to the New World by colonists as slaves. Most of them labored in the cotton fields in the southern states. Their living conditions were primitive and their working hours were long. With slavery abolished after the American Civil War, blacks were set free. However, the prejudice and discrimination against blacks were still deeply rooted in the American society. In the 1960’s, non-violent resistance against racial discrimination grew under the leadership of Martin Luther King. From then on American blacks have been struggling for their rights as full American citizens

Text As well as its spontaneity,Jazz fascinates millions of people through out the world with its unique style,melody,and tempo.Who first invented jazz?And what cultural forces contributed to the formation of this modern type ofmusic?This short essay provides some answers

Text As well as its spontaneity, Jazz fascinates millions of people through out the world with its unique style, melody, and tempo. Who first invented jazz? And what cultural forces contributed to the formation of this modern type of music? This short essay provides some answers

1. Music comes in many forms;most countries have a style of their own.Poland has its polkas.Hungary has its czardas.Brazil is famous for the bossa nova,Caribbean countries for the merengue,and Argentina for the tango.The U.S. is known for jazz,a completely original type of music that has gained world-wide popularity

1. Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. Poland has its polkas. Hungary has its czardas. Brazil is famous for the bossa nova, Caribbean countries for the merengue, and Argentina for the tango.The U.S. is known for jazz, a completely original type of music that has gained world-wide popularity

Jazz is America's contribution to popular music.In contrast to classical music. which follows formal European traditions,jazz is spontaneous and free-form.It bubbles with energy,expressing the moods,interests,and emotions of the people.Brash,uninhibited, exciting,it has a modern sound.In the 1920's jazz sounded like America.And so it does today

2. Jazz is America’s contribution to popular music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, expressing the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. Brash, uninhibited, exciting, it has a modern sound. In the 1920’s jazz sounded like America. And so it does today

3.The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself.Jazz was invented by American Negroes,or blacks,as they are called today,who were brought to the Southern states as slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields.This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery

3. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was invented by American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, who were brought to the Southern states as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died his friends and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery

4.° A band often accompanied the procession.On the way to the cemetery the band played slow,solemn music suited to the occasion.But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Everybody was happy.Death had removed one of their number,but the living were glad to be alive.The band played happy music,improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.But there were other influences,too

4. A band often accompanied the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their number, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz. But there were other influences, too